Winter Storage (or Don't Put your Porsche Away for the Winter - part II)
12-11-2007, 04:10 PM
#31
Dumb question, but why wouldn't you drive your car in the winter? Nice cold dense air, more bang for the buck. The only thing I can think of is the stuff they put on the roads to help melt the snow and ice. But most of us have more than one car, so just drive the other until the roads are clear.
12-11-2007, 05:29 PM
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Phil hardly drives it in summer, so surely you jest about driving it in winter! 
BTW - Phil is notorious on this Forum for NOT for his driving his C4S.
He bought the car used with 1,000 miles on it about 2 years ago. During the past 2 years he has driven it about 1,800 miles (yes, eighteen hundred miles).
BTW - Phil is notorious on this Forum for NOT for his driving his C4S.He bought the car used with 1,000 miles on it about 2 years ago. During the past 2 years he has driven it about 1,800 miles (yes, eighteen hundred miles).
12-11-2007, 05:49 PM
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12-11-2007, 06:55 PM
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Hmm, that's kind of strange for a battery to leak like that. Are you sure the dripping is not from poor aim? Those suckers are hard to fill. When you remove the old battery, try filling it again to see if it's really leaking. The sulfuric acid will eat thru paint if it is indeed leaking.
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12-11-2007, 07:20 PM
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Make sure you use lots and lots and lots of water. Sulfuric acid is very strong and you must be sure to dilute any remaining.
12-11-2007, 08:47 PM
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Yes, but the battery was functioning normally when put away 2 weeks ago. At least that was what I thought. I did not check the electrolyte levels before I stored the car - which was likely the event that led up to the battery failure.
12-11-2007, 08:59 PM
#37
A bad (vs. dead/flat) battery with high internal leakage may go dead quickly on its own, and can be masked in a daily driver that recharges it every day. And it doesn't take much of an errant drain the car to drain it in a few days.
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12-11-2007, 09:10 PM
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I was simply offering one reason why a previously "good" battery now leaks like a sieve.
A bad (vs. dead/flat) battery with high internal leakage may go dead quickly on its own, and can be masked in a daily driver that recharges it every day. And it doesn't take much of an errant drain the car to drain it in a few days.
Bill
A bad (vs. dead/flat) battery with high internal leakage may go dead quickly on its own, and can be masked in a daily driver that recharges it every day. And it doesn't take much of an errant drain the car to drain it in a few days.
Bill
Bill, agree - I'll know more tomorrow when I get the battery replaced. I'll post up on the outcome. Thanks to all for suggestions. And to Tim, of course, for his heartfelt sympathy!
12-11-2007, 09:15 PM
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Think of it this way, you car i so depressed about not being driven that it has started to commit suicide - death by battery acid - the most gruesome and painful death imaginable! Oh the horror!
I think I'll report you to Porsche for cruelty to your C4S.
12-11-2007, 09:21 PM
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...think about it - Phil had his S4 a day or so and it lost it's will to live. His C4S got lonely after he put it away for the winter and it lost it's will to live.
Does this mean that the Audi is smarter than the Porsche as it figured out that it would never get driven to it's potential way faster than the Porsche?
Does this mean that the Audi is smarter than the Porsche as it figured out that it would never get driven to it's potential way faster than the Porsche?
12-11-2007, 09:29 PM
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Pilng it on???? ME?????
There is no reason to be depressed. You have a beautiful new S4 as a daily driver. The car you don't plan to drive for 3 to 4 months has a dead battery, not a blown engine. Clean the battery compartment up a little and drop in a new battery. Your baby will be good to go next spring!
There is no reason to be depressed. You have a beautiful new S4 as a daily driver. The car you don't plan to drive for 3 to 4 months has a dead battery, not a blown engine. Clean the battery compartment up a little and drop in a new battery. Your baby will be good to go next spring!
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12-11-2007, 09:34 PM
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...think about it - Phil had his S4 a day or so and it lost it's will to live. His C4S got lonely after he put it away for the winter and it lost it's will to live.
Does this mean that the Audi is smarter than the Porsche as it figured out that it would never get driven to it's potential way faster than the Porsche?
Does this mean that the Audi is smarter than the Porsche as it figured out that it would never get driven to it's potential way faster than the Porsche?
12-11-2007, 09:55 PM
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12-11-2007, 09:55 PM
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